Elkhorn (Wisconsin)
Walworth County
55-23300
Elkhorn is a city and county seat of Walworth County in the southeast of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. In 2010 Elkhorn had 10,084 inhabitants.
Geography
Elkhorn is located at 42 ° 40 'north latitude and 88 ° 32 ' west longitude, extends over 19.0 km ² at an altitude of 311 meters above the sea level.
At the edge of the districts Interstate 43 and U.S. Highway 12 intersect through the city lead the Wisconsin Highways 11 and 67
The city is connected to the network of the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad. The part of the track to Burlington was decommissioned and used as White River State Trail.
The General Mitchell International Airport is 65 kilometers northeast of the city.
The nearest major cities are Milwaukee (about 65 km north-east ), Rockford (about 70 km southwest), Madison, the capital of the state (about 95 km north-west ) and Chicago (about 120 km south-east ).
History
Beginning of the 19th century saw Colonel Samuel Phoenix in a tree a abgestoßenes antlers of wapiti ( " Elk " ) hang and named the area of this discovery, since the " Elk Horn ".
The fertile soil and the beautiful area contributed to the fact that over time more and more people settled. Already in 1846, at the first community meeting, there were about 500 inhabitants. Because of the central location Elkhorn was in the same year for the administrative seat of Walworth County.
Population
According to the census in 2010 lived in Elkhorn 10,084 people in 3801 households. The population density was 536.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 3801 households lived statistically 2.53 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 91.4 percent white, 1.2 percent African American, 0.2 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and 4.8 percent from other ethnic groups; 1.6 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 11.0 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
27.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.6 percent were between 18 and 64 and 11.9 percent were 65 years or older. 50.3 percent of the population was female.
The median annual income for a household was $ 54,565. The per capita income was $ 24,239. 8.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Memorable people
- Thomas Ryum Amlie (1897-1973) - Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1931-1933 and 1935-1939) - practiced for many years as an attorney in Elkhorn
- Harry Melges (* 1930) - 1972 Olympic champion in sailing - born in Elkhorn